a la carte

Example Sentences

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Experts say airlines started to really embrace the a la carte — or unbundled — pricing model when online travel-booking platforms came of age several years ago.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

In these fast-moving, unpredictable times, Europe's leaders are increasingly turning to a la carte coalitions, alongside traditional organisations like Nato or the EU, which are larger and therefore often slower to react.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

I believe that investors will pay considerably less for financial advisory services, and will use them a la carte to supplement AI investment strategies, rather than paying a straight percentage fee for assets under management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Customers purchase what they need a la carte — a combination of jacket hoses, nozzles, valves and adapters that, when assembled, vastly increases the water flow rate from a homeowner’s outdoor faucet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

First of all, the child may be merely hungry, in which case you should at once ask the porter to bring you the a la carte menu.

From Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises by Stewart, Donald Ogden